Category Archives: Atlantic Row

20
Feb
2012

A List of Top Bits from the Row

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With fewer than 400 miles to go we are really starting to look forward to the finish now. So I thought I would look back at some of my highlights from this expedition. FAVOURITE WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS 1. Whale 2. Pod of dolphins 3. Marlin 4. Our giant dorado 5. Flying fish 6. Acrobatic Shearwaters 7. [...]

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12
Feb
2012

Memories Are Made Of Moments

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“I do not need to row the Atlantic to know that I like roast chicken,” said a wise person to me one day. Whilst one motivation for me in enduring the monotony, grind and toil of this trip IS to earn a heightened appreciation for my normal life (succulent chicken, fresh peas, ice cream for [...]

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11
Feb
2012

Night Rowing

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***At last these updates are working from the boat so I am retrospectively posting the last month of entries*** Before we began the row I thought that I was looking forward to rowing at night. A full sky, strewn with stars. A crescent moon, rising surprisingly swiftly. Peering round to look out for the green [...]

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08
Feb
2012

A slice of salami

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Expeditions are normally crammed with new experiences. New places, people, sights and sounds. Your mind fills with precious new memories. But this row is different. Its power comes more from all that is absent. (In that sense it feels more like a spell in a mediaeval monastery than an adventure – sleep deprivation, rigid routine, [...]

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09
Jan
2012

3000 miles to go…

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I hope to post a blog post or an audio update once or twice a week during the 3000 mile row to Barbados… DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
03
Jan
2012

Rowing the Atlantic

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Tonight (it is 2.15am as I write this) is the last night I can enjoy the comfort of my own bed for a couple of months. A pity then that there is no chance I will complete my To-Do list and get any sleep tonight. So I will keep this brief. I am off to [...]

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01
Jan
2012

Dedication is What You Do When Nobody is Watching

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The last time I put to sea was with an injured soldier. Phil and I rowed together from England to France. Written on the boat were the words “Dedication is What You Do When Nobody is Watching”. It’s a saying that will serve me well crossing the Atlantic. There will be four of us out [...]

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17
Dec
2011

Planning for the Next Adventure

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Posted in Atlantic Row, Expeditions
I'm going to row the Atlantic Ocean.
01
Jan
1970

The View From Here

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It should be a beautiful view for typing a blog, except that in front of me Steve is rowing in just shoes, t-shirt and sunhat. And I’m finding it hard to know what to write about, where to begin. For the things that are of importance to us four out here may be of no [...]

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01
Jan
1970

Defining Moments

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“I must go down to the sea again To the vagrant gypsy life… And all I ask is… quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.” – John Masefield One thousand lifetimes ago, just before this journey began, I said that I was most looking forward to rowing at night. For the [...]

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